Natural-gas futures climb ahead of U.S. supply update

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- April natural gas was last up 4.7 cents at $6.78 per million British thermal units, after climbing as high as $6.80 ahead of an update on U.S. supplies from the Energy Department. The report, due out at 10:30 a.m. Eastern, covers the week ended Feb. 24. Analysts at Global Insight expect the report to show a decline of 144 billion cubic feet. April crude was up 63 cents at $62.60 a barrel.

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